Ruth (Russell) Sheppard (1738 - abt. 1813)

Born 5 Jul 1738 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Daniel Sheppard — married 11 Oct 1758 in Oblong, Dutchess, New York

Descendants

Died about 13 Jan 1813 at about age 74 in Saratoga, New York, United States

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Biography

Ruth was a Friend (Quaker)

Ruth was born on 5d 5m 1738 [5 Jul 1738] in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony.^[1] She was the daughter of William Russell and Elizabeth (Smith) Russell.^[1]

She married Daniel Sheppard, son of Daniel (deceased) and Sarah Shepherd of Oblong, on 11d 10m 1758 [11 Oct 1758] in Oblong, Dutchess, New York.^[2]

She died about 13 Jan 1813 in Saratoga, New York.

Children

Children of Ruth Russell:

• William Shepherd.
• Ruth Sheppard.

Birth and Siblings

Children of William and Elizabeth Russell:^[3]

• Samuel Russell b. 12 of 4m, 1736.
• Ruth Russell b. 5 of 5m, 1738.
• Sarah Russell b. 15 of 9m, 1740.
• Joseph Russell b. 10 of 4m, 1742; d. ? of 11m, 1747.
• Mary Russell b. 31 of 1m, 1745; d. 18 of 10m, 1748.
• Patience Russell b. 29 of 7m, 1748.
• Elizabeth Russell b. 23 of 10m, 1752.
• Unice Russell b. 13 of 1m, 1756; d. ? 1760.

Notes

• Quaker Calendar - There has been much confusion over the dates in Quaker records. Friends used numbered months and days rather than what they considered pagan names for them (i.e. "Thursday" coming from "Thor's Day"). Thus, when the secular calendar was changed in 1752, making January the first month instead of March, Friends began calling January "First Month".

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-T66Y : 10 November 2020), Ruth Russell, 5 Jul 1737; citing Birth, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007010711.
2. ↑ [Marriages from the Oblong Monthly Meeting, Dutchess, NY, Part I LDS Film # 873511, Records of Josephine Frost]
3. ↑ [Quaker Births From Oblong Monthly Meeting], Dutchess County, New York, LDS Film # 873511, Records of Josephine Frost, Transcribed by Debbie Axtman, Pages 41-44